A Cleveland man was arrested in Wickliffe on Sunday after allegedly stealing five rings from a Cleveland jewelry store on Saturday.
On Saturday, a man was looking at rings at Young’s Jewelers on Puritas Avenue when he grabbed five rings worth an estimated $17,470 and fled from the store, said Wickliffe Police Lt. Pat Hengst.
The suspect was captured on surveillance video and a store employee also saw the suspect had “no play” tattooed on one of his hands, Hengst said.
About 14 hours later at 2:45 a.m. Sunday, a Wickliffe police officer on patrol saw a man walking by himself near Euclid Avenue and Rockefeller Road. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled tightly over his face, Hengst said.
“It caught his eye because it’s not very cold out,” he said.
When the officer approached the man, he was uncooperative and would not tell the officer his name or why he was there. The officer then patted down the suspect and discovered a box with five rings in the suspect’s pocket. At this point, the man ran from the officer, Hengst said.
The officer eventually chased down the suspect. A struggle ensued and the officer used a stun gun to subdue the man.
After scanning an FBI database, police identified the suspect as Tyrell Conner, 28, from Altamont Avenue in Cleveland. He was arrested for obstructing official business and resisting arrest.
At that point, Wickliffe police did not know where the rings came from. On Sunday evening, an Eastlake police dispatcher saw a story on Fox 8 News about the theft from the jewelry store. The dispatcher knew a man was arrested earlier in Wickliffe with rings in his possession and alerted Wickliffe police, Hengst said.
Police then examined Conner’s hands and found that he had “all work no play” tattooed on his hands, matching the detail given by the jewelry store employee.
Conner was arraigned Monday in Willoughby Municipal Court. He was charged with a fourth-degree felony of receiving stolen property and two counts of second-degree misdemeanor obstructing official business and resisting arrest.
Acting Judge Almis Stempuzis set bond at 10 percent of $10,000 and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Thursday.
Hengst said Conner also had outstanding domestic violence warrants in Painesville and Cleveland Heights.

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